WORLD CLASS: Malaysian exponents (from left) Yeap Wai Kin, Phoon Eyin, Tai Cheau Xuen and Lee Yang posing with coach Yoong Thong Foong after the prize presentation. — Photos by Davidson Kho
KUCHING: Malaysia are within reach of the six-gold target when they captured two more gold and one silver medals on the third day of the 12th World Wushu Championships at Cheras Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium yesterday.
The two golds won by Tai Cheau Xuen and Phoon Eyin brought Malaysia’s gold tally to four so far in the meet, matching their four-gold achievement in Hanoi, Vietnam in 2005. Cheau Xuen scored 9.54 points to top the four-competitor field in women’s nanquan ahead of Saulina Irina of Russia and Elizabeth Lim of Australia who scored 9.52 and 8.60 respectively.
In the women’s changquan, Eyin earned 9.41 points to take the gold.
The silver and bronze went to Ukraine’s Temna Liudmyla (9.34) and Iran’s Hanieh Rajabi (9.31) respectively. Lee Yang, who was a disappointment in the men’s tajijian on the first day, made amends by capturing the silver in men’s taijiquan, missing the gold by a mere 0.01 points to China’s Chai Yun Long, Filipino exponent Daniel Parantac took the bronze with 9.64.
In the same event, Sarawakian Loh Jack Chang (9.25) could only manage 12th position.
On Saturday night, Malaysia won another silver through Yeap Wai Kin although he scored a similar 9.63 points with winner Japan’s Tomoya Okawa in the men’s jianshu.
Another Malaysian Lee Wai Long is assured of a medal as he has advanced to the semi-finals of the men’s sanda (Under 52kg).
As at 4:30 pm yesterday, China still led the medals table after adding another gold to bring their tally to seven golds.
Malaysia maintained their second spot with four golds, three silvers and two bronzes while Macau stay third with two golds.
Tomoyo’s gold put Japan in fourth spot with one gold, one silver and two bronzes to overtake Singapore who have one gold and one silver.
The championships will end on Tuesday.
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